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Only in Publishing…
As you probably know, StarWarp Concepts (and me, of course), will be attending the inaugural BookCon, being held on Saturday, May 31, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; it’s part of Book Expo America, the country’s largest publishing trade … Continue reading
Posted in Book Festivals, Conventions, Publishing
Tagged bookcon 2014
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Rejections: My Almost-Date with Vampirella
Last year, on May 9 and May 10, I told you about a pair of rejections I received in my early years as a wannabe writer: one was from The Twilight Zone Magazine, for a short story I’d submitted; the … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing
Tagged lorelei, lorelei: sects and the city, rejections, succubus fiction, vampire fiction, vampirella, warren publishing
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Pandora Zwieback: Blood Feud On Sale at Scribd
Thanks to a recent deal negotiated by e-book distributor Smashwords, my young adult, dark-urban-fantasy novel Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1 is now available at digital subscription library Scribd! To quote their Web site: Scribd is your … Continue reading
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2014: The Year of the Succubus
It was 25 years ago that our resident soul-stealing succubus, Lorelei, made her small-press comic debut, in 1989’s Lorelei One-Shot Special (the cover of which you see here). Heavily influenced by comics’ #1 femme fatale, Vampirella, as well as by … Continue reading
Posted in Lorelei, Publishing
Tagged lorelei, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: genesis, lorelei: sects and the city
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StarWarp Concepts to Attend BookCon 2014
For years, friends in the book industry have been telling me: “If you want to be a successful publisher, you have to exhibit at BookExpo America.” BEA is the Super Bowl of book festivals; the literary equivalent of New York … Continue reading
Posted in Conventions
Tagged book expo america, bookcon
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Carmilla’s “Bloody Valentine” Offer
Valentine’s Day is here, and what better token of love could you present to your significant other than the gift of reading? And if your SO also happens to be a fan of horror and/or paranormal romance, then does StarWarp … Continue reading
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Tagged bloody valentine sale, carmilla, drivethru fiction
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A New Year’s Message from the Managing Editor
Happy New Year! 2014 is shaping up to be an exciting year for those of us at StarWarp Concepts, and here’s what we’ve got in store: First off, please welcome our new (and first-ever) production manager, Annie Wilkes! Hailing from … Continue reading
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Tagged blood reign, lorelei presents: house macabre, troubleshooters incorporated
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2014 Convention Schedule
Plans are already in the works to finalize StarWarp Concepts’s 2014 convention calendar, and so far we’ve got two appearances locked in place: Awesome Con DC (April 18–20): It’s the second year for this fast-growing Washington, DC show, and we’ll … Continue reading
Farewell to the Doctor
Last time, I was discussing my involvement in 2005 with an anthology called Doctor Who: Short Trips: Farewells, which was to be published by Big Finish Productions (the folks whose line of Eighth Doctor audio dramas starring Paul McGann was … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing
Tagged big finish productions, doctor who, fourth doctor, tom baker
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Happy 50th Anniversary, Doctor Who!
Okay, actually this Saturday, November 23, marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most popular science-fiction TV series of all time, but I figure why wait until then to join in on the celebration? I’m an unabashed Whovian who … Continue reading






